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伊索

Yīsuǒ
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Meanings

  1. 1 Aesop (c. 620–560 BC, Greek storyteller credited with Aesop's Fables)

Examples

伊索寓言至今仍广为流传。
Yīsuǒ yùyán zhìjīn réng guǎng wéi liúchuán.
Aesop's Fables are still widely circulated today.
《狐狸与葡萄》是伊索最著名的故事之一。
《Húli yǔ Pútáo》 shì Yīsuǒ zuì zhùmíng de gùshì zhī yī.
'The Fox and the Grapes' is one of Aesop's most famous stories.

Tips

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伊索 is the standard transliteration of 'Aesop'. The collection 伊索寓言 (Yīsuǒ yùyán, Aesop's Fables) was first translated into Chinese by Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci's circle in the early 17th century.

In Pop Culture

伊索寓言 Yīsuǒ yùyán
Aesop's Fables
Classic collection of short moral tales — well known in China through school textbooks.

Stroke Order

伊 yī
索 suǒ